The Dresser

Cara Wilder  |   Thu. Oct. 1st, 2026

 An independent production of Ronald Harwood’s bracing, heartbreaking drama, The Dresser, opens for a two-week run on Friday, October 23 at 7:30 p.m. at the Emerson Center for the Arts and Culture’s Crawford Theater. First performed…

Is Your Home Ready For Montana Winter?

Tim Ford  |   Thu. Oct. 1st, 2026

Fall in Montana never seems to last quite long enough. One week we’re enjoying warm afternoons and fall colors, and the next we’re scraping windshields and trying to remember if the sprinklers were ever blown out. That makes October a…

Ghosts & Ghouls of Bozeman Past

Topher Sedlak  |   Thu. Oct. 1st, 2026

October is here again. The first week can feel like summer; the last week can be anything but. The month’s climax of course is Halloween, the night before All Saints Day, which is one sunrise before All Souls Day. For many of our ancestors…

Three Montana Ghost Town Road Trips

Kathleen Johns  |   Thu. Oct. 1st, 2026

The leaves are turning from green to orange, and the morning temperatures are dropping just enough to see your frosty breath. The intensely colorful change of seasons in Montana’s Rocky Mountains is legendary and October serves up the perfect…

Mysterious Deaths in Gallatin Co. Could be MURDER

Rachel Phillips  |   Thu. Oct. 1st, 2026

In the course of its history, Gallatin County has been home to more unsolved murders and puzzling deaths than one might think. The following stories from the Belgrade area are just a few of the mysteries that remain to this day. One of the most…

Open Doors Astrology October 2026 Forecast

Kathleen Johns  |   Thu. Oct. 1st, 2026

ARIES (March 21–April 19) Mid-month may require a confidence boost, mute your inner critic and remember who you are! Bergamot aromatherapy brightens energy to help you reclaim your swagger. I trust myself, and I’ve got this. TAURUS…

Fifteen Seconds in Lamar Valley

Lisa Vandenbos  |   Thu. Oct. 1st, 2026

On October 22, 2016, my husband John and I were charged by a grizzly in Yellowstone’s Lamar Valley. All turned out fine for us and the bear, but the memory is still vivid ten years on. We had parked at a pullout east of Tower Junction, then…

Fall is Falling

Steve McGann  |   Thu. Oct. 1st, 2026

It happens in late August on a day of hiking in the high country. There is a suddenly-noticed reddish tinge to the undergrowth near the trail. A cool breeze runs down the slopes; perhaps a cloud dims the sun for a moment. Autumn is making an…